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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on entering a church for the sake of courtesy or necessity

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Question:
A man entered a church to be polite to a certain person, even though he does not hold the beliefs of its people. Is it permissible for him to enter the church?

Answer:
It is comparable. He should be advised. Look at his situation. He has no approval of it and no agreement with them, but it is either for a lesson, or for advice, or for other purposes, or to escape the sun if it provides shade, or rain, or something similar, but only to the extent of necessity. For example, if they do not find a place of prayer, he prays. He prays. Up to the point of necessity, just as 'Umar ibn al-Khattab told the people, making it a condition that they not prevent those who need them. But the images that are in it must be removed. There are images and crosses in it. If he is able, he is able. He does not pray while complaining to Allah.
Source لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٦ — archive.org (26:07)

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